The Republican journal., 1887-06-02

the history Of the nation points to so unhappy
catasrophy. He saw nothing In the political hori
zon which indicates such a result He looked con-
fidently forward Il Thousand years and saw this
whole land from North to South, from ocean to
ocean, filled with millions of people alive with the
spirit of enterprise and progress Speaking of the
love of ones country he said that the brave
Decatur struck the keynote of true loyalty In his
famous toast "Our country; may she ever be right,
but our country right or wrong" He alluded to
the apparent apathy of the north when the states
of the south seeded, but when Sumter was fired
upon the heart of the nation was touched and men
sprang to the rescue. He then alluded to the bat
ties that followed. Marathon, Marston Moor and
Bunker Hill were answered back by Gettysburg,
Nicksburg and the Wilderness Napoleon upon the
plain of Egypt to inspire his men to greater efforts
told them that "from the top of yonder pyramids
thirty centuries look down upon you" Our own
men fought above the very clouds where could
look down upon them but the God of battle and of
justice. Such were our heroic dead;
such the duty they performed. No strangers to lis
are they, but our friends, our brothers, our
rades, our dear ones In that long struggle how
many brave men gave their lives. From the At
antic to the Rio Grande from the Gulf to the great
lakes and in the peaceful stiffness of the oceans
depth they lie. Almost may one say in Longfcl-
lows touching lines;
''There Is no firesde howsoc er defended
but has one vacant chair
At the close the band played America and the
audience rose and sang the national hymn. Thus
ended the exercises of the day.
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AT BROOKS.
Memorial Day was observed In an appropriate
manner by Geo q. Davis Post, G. \. r., assisted
by the ladies and citizens of the place. A. H.
Newbert, Esq, of Appleton, delivered the oraton
which was well written and finely delivered. The
choir, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton Elliott
Mr. and Mrs Will Jones, and Lizzie Chase, fur
nishcd some excellent music. We have full re-
port of the address, but are unable to give more
than a few brief extracts. In opening the speaker
said: 1--WE can hardly realize that more than
twentysix years have passed since on that me-
morablc 18th Of April, 1861, there came flashing
over the wires, startling and elcctrifying the
whole North as never before, the news that Fort
sumter, defended by the gallant Anderson and
his little band had been surrendered to the rebels,
and that the proud flag of the Republic, to which
no insult had heretofore gone unpublished, was
trailing in disgrace and dishonor" The causes
WHICH lcu up 10 tilS event, winch may be Justly
| termed the beginning of the civil war, were then
briefly reviewed, and then the speaker came to
Lncom's call for 1000 men for the suppression
of the rebellion-a call promptly answered by
100000 brave fellows "from the hills and valleys
of the North, from her farms and her work shops,
from her mills and her forests, from her pulpits
and her halls of learning, from her counters and
her FORCES, from her elegant and costly mansions,
and from her humble cottages-in short, from
every place where her sturdy and loyal sons could
be foun! to defend that flag which is to-day the
pride of the whole world that all of us might en-
JOY the civil and religious liberty that now do,
| and that might still continue to live in this
grand old Union and not in Confederacy of
States" How the spirit swept over the couIl-
try, and how party lines vanished, was then recall
ed, with the departure of volunteers for the war,
| and the battles and deeds of valor which followed.
Then the Grand Army. Its principles and its works
were touched upon, and some fitting words said In
behalf of the annual observance of Memorial
| Day The address closed with few eloquent
words to those who were soldiers during the war
of the rebellion, followed by poem, of which we
quote the concluding verse:
And when in turn we too shall lie
Beneath the sod our feet are pressing,
Then other breasts shall breath the sigh
And other lips pronounce the blessing,
And other hands than those of ours
Shall strcw cur heroes graves with flowers